“A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still” (origin unknown).
On March 31st 2026 The Noticer reported the outcome of the court appeal against the 1 year jail sentence for Brandan Koschel for publicly expressing the opinion that “for thousands of years Christians and Anglos, the White man, has known that the Jew is our greatest enemy”.
Pleading guilty to the “hate crime” charge resulted in no mercy. Apologising didnt stop him getting a longer jail sentence than many pedophiles. Obviously he needed to grovel some more.
From The Noticer:
“The court was also presented new evidence of remorse from Koschel, including an apology letter and testimony that he had wanted to apologise before his original sentence but was advised not to. The court also heard Koschel had difficulties communicating with his legal team at the time due to being isolation in jail.”
His lawyer is later quoted:
(She) “told the court her client’s remorse had “evolved” since his arrest, his apology was genuine, he had “genuinely journeyed on the path of challenging himself on ideas he’s held and espoused”, and had shown insight into his offending and accepted responsibility”.
The Judge meanwhile noted the impact on Mr Koschel’s family and, much more importantly, the fact that he felt the full weight of his punishment on them:
“Judge Smith said she accepted Koschel was “genuinely and visibly upset” while telling the court in cross-examination he had not been able to contact his daughter since his arrest on January 26, and that his time in custody had allowed him to reflect on the “negative impact he had on family and loved ones”.
So, how much leniency did all of this contrition earn Brandan Koschel? How much compassion did the judge have for his anguish about his daughter?
Two months less. Three months earlier for parole. Still a minimum of six months jail for expressing an opinion.
Now before you hate on Brandan Koshel, before you judge him for “cucking”, know this:
Until you have experienced it, you don’t know how difficult it is. I promise you, after holding out against the advice of lawyers, supporters in their letters, prison guards (they know exactly what they are doing), suddenly having your wife crying on the phone begging you to do whatever is necessary to come home, will bring nearly every man to breaking point.
Now add a young daughter into that equation.
Yes, the crumbs given to Brandan Koschel are an insult, a continued humiliation ritual and punishment. But 6 months before parole as opposed to 9 months will still mean the world to Brandan’s wife and daughter. Dont begrudge them that and don’t be angry at Brandan for giving it to them.
If you want to be angry at anyone, be angry at the judge who passed the sentence and who was so stingy in her charity in the appeal. Be angry at the politicians who passed the unjust laws.
Since the coercion of the Covid years I have preached that only by refusing to compromise will we achieve victory. That sacrifices must be made in such circumstances. But tell that to the family who wore a mask so they could hold the hand of a dying loved one. Tell that to the family of the man who died after taking the jab because losing his job would have meant homelessness for his wife and newborn baby.
Yes, victory only comes through collective sacrifice. By putting God above things of this world again.
But have compassion. Evil knows what it is doing and is an expert in doing it.
Many rationalise and say that it’s better to say whatever is necessary to get out of jail because we are no use to the cause if we are all in jail. My response is that these arguments are rational lies. They sound convincing but they are not the truth. The truth is the truth. Stick to the truth.
“I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. John 14:6
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matthew 16:25.
Brandan Koschel will discover that the long term consequences of his decision will likely be worse than the pain and suffering he avoided for his family by following well meaning (but bad) advice from his lawyer and others around him.
Again I say to you, do not judge. St Peter denied Christ three times. Brandan apologised for publicly voicing his opinion on Australia Day. I think we can cut him some slack.
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